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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠞⠓⠽⠍⠕⠑⠊⠙⠎⠂⠀⠚⠁⠇⠕⠍⠏⠊⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠅⠞⠊⠏⠥⠕⠇⠊⠂⠀
⠞⠁⠗⠍⠕⠅⠁⠎⠀⠞⠁⠓⠙⠕⠝⠧⠕⠊⠍⠁⠆⠀⠼⠉⠶⠀⠑⠏⠊⠞⠓⠽⠍⠞⠊⠅⠕⠝⠀
⠇⠲⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠅⠓⠗⠁⠑⠍⠁⠞⠕⠝⠀⠤⠤⠀⠁⠊⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀
⠁⠋⠋⠑⠅⠞⠊⠏⠥⠕⠇⠊⠂⠀⠓⠁⠇⠥⠀⠇⠲⠀⠓⠊⠍⠕⠲⠀⠠⠝⠥⠕⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠑⠀
⠕⠎⠁⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀⠋⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠕⠋⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠊⠅⠑⠁⠀⠎⠕⠧⠊⠞⠞⠁⠁⠀
⠽⠅⠎⠊⠽⠙⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀⠕⠍⠊⠅⠎⠊⠒⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠕⠊⠝⠀
⠕⠧⠁⠞⠀⠝⠑⠀⠑⠗⠊⠍⠞⠞⠍⠞⠂⠀⠕⠇⠇⠑⠝⠀⠎⠁⠍⠁⠝⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀⠑⠗⠊
⠀⠊⠇⠍⠊⠤⠀⠑⠇⠊⠀⠞⠕⠊⠍⠊⠍⠥⠕⠞⠕⠚⠁⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀⠅⠁⠊⠅⠅⠊⠀
⠅⠥⠕⠇⠑⠍⠁⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠞⠂⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠕⠊⠝⠀⠑⠗⠊⠧⠞⠀⠝⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠊⠎⠊⠎⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠁⠊⠝⠕⠁⠎⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠚⠗⠅⠊⠀⠶⠝⠕⠥⠎⠶⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠅⠥⠕⠇⠑⠍⠁⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠧⠇⠊⠊⠝⠀⠕⠞⠁⠅⠎⠥⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀
⠁⠇⠑⠍⠏⠁⠊⠝⠀⠕⠎⠊⠑⠝⠀⠕⠇⠇⠑⠑⠝⠀⠕⠇⠑⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠚⠕⠀⠑⠝⠝⠑⠝⠀
⠞⠞⠀⠑⠇⠍⠀⠚⠁⠀⠎⠊⠊⠎⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠏⠽⠎⠽⠧⠝⠀⠊⠚⠞⠊⠂⠀
⠅⠕⠎⠅⠁⠀⠍⠥⠥⠞⠑⠝⠀⠑⠊⠀⠧⠕⠊⠀⠎⠑⠇⠊⠞⠞⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀
⠇⠁⠝⠅⠑⠁⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀⠊⠙⠑⠕⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀⠑⠝⠝⠑⠝⠀⠞⠞⠀⠑⠇⠍⠆⠀⠧⠇⠊⠊⠝
⠀⠞⠁⠁⠎⠀⠁⠗⠧⠑⠇⠇⠁⠁⠝⠀⠝⠊⠊⠙⠑⠝⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠗⠥⠥⠍⠊⠊⠇⠇⠊⠎⠥⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀⠎⠁⠁⠝⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠇⠅⠥⠝⠎⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠑⠞⠞
⠀⠝⠑⠀⠓⠽⠧⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠥⠅⠁⠊⠎⠑⠎⠞⠊⠀⠑⠇⠍⠇⠇⠀⠎⠁⠁⠙⠁⠁⠝⠀
⠧⠊⠓⠙⠕⠊⠝⠀⠁⠊⠧⠁⠝⠀⠏⠕⠊⠎⠞⠑⠞⠥⠅⠎⠊⠲⠀⠠⠞⠍⠀
⠓⠁⠁⠧⠁⠝⠤⠁⠗⠅⠁⠀⠅⠕⠓⠞⠁⠀⠎⠑⠥⠗⠁⠎⠊⠀⠎⠊⠊⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠝⠥⠕⠀
⠅⠁⠅⠎⠊⠀⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠁⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠀⠚⠽⠗⠅⠎⠞⠊⠀⠏⠁⠝⠞⠊⠊⠝⠀
⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠅⠅⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠠⠍⠥⠥⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠕⠝⠊⠝⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀
⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠚⠁⠅⠕⠀⠑⠊⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠁⠀⠝⠽⠅⠽⠝⠀⠞⠁⠧⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠚⠁⠅⠕⠁⠀⠶⠇⠽⠽⠝⠂⠀⠞⠥⠝⠞⠕⠕⠝⠂⠀⠓⠁⠇⠥⠥⠝⠀⠇⠲⠀
⠞⠁⠓⠞⠕⠕⠝⠶⠲⠀⠠⠇⠓⠊⠝⠝⠀⠞⠥⠇⠇⠑⠍⠍⠑⠀⠓⠝⠑⠝⠀⠅⠎⠊⠞⠽⠎⠞⠝⠂

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